Stormy Weather

I absolutely love the track by Billie Holiday, beautiful and typically moody jazz..

About Me
I am the eldest of the group, a not so proud to be 32 year old, mum of two boys aged 14 and 5. I'm a born and bred Londoner and live with my boys and my toy boy fiancé, a baby at 30 years old, in a two up two down terraced house. Being the only girl in my household is hard work, they smell, they're lazy and they are LOUD.

I study journalism at the University College of the Creative Arts Farnham, a five hour round trip away from home; today is a stormy day, I didn’t attend class. My mom phoned me last night 22.34 by my watch… 'did you hear the news? A storm is coming’ my mom exaggerates so; I took it with a pinch of salt and told her I’d keep an eye out for the forecast in the morning. She moved to a sleepy town called Ware (where? Yes we’ve heard the jokes) in Hertfordshire recently, so her forecasts can often be different to mine in West London.

I woke up as usual at 06.00 and went downstairs to watch the news, accidents on the motorway, problems with the train lines, flights cancelled from Heathrow, SEVERE WEATHER warnings. Ok mom, you were right, but bear in mind that this is a woman who’d build a bunker in the garden if someone on LBC mentioned the chance of war!!
Its times like this that I wish I lived on campus. Another lost day. To add to it, my eldest son is unable to attend school, his route is blocked. Great, not only do I have to stay home, but I have to spend it with my brooding teenager.

I made breakfast for everyone as usual, toast, cereal, tea, eggs the orders pile in, Gordon Ramsay eat your heart out, what the hell do they do when I’m not here? Oh yeah I know, make a bloody mess for me to clean up when I get back from Uni…

I don’t know why there’s no sun up in my sky, stormy weather, since my man and I aint together looks like the sun won’t shine……